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How I Escaped My Certain Fate

The Life and Deaths of a Stand-Up Comedian

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In 2001, after over a decade in the business, the author quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained, and went off to direct a loss-making musical, Jerry Springer: The Opera. In this book, he details his return to live performance, and the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as a critically acclaimed stand-up in Britain.

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How I Escaped My Certain Fate, Stewart Lee

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2010
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Title
How I Escaped My Certain Fate
Subtitle
The Life and Deaths of a Stand-Up Comedian
Language
English
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Released
2010
Format
Paperback
Pages
394
ISBN10
0571254810
ISBN13
9780571254811
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4.35 out of 5
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In 2001, after over a decade in the business, the author quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained, and went off to direct a loss-making musical, Jerry Springer: The Opera. In this book, he details his return to live performance, and the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as a critically acclaimed stand-up in Britain.